Below is a list of opportunities our students have participated in or that we have heard about. An asterix * indicates the program is free of charge. Start looking over winter break for summer programs. Many due dates are early spring.
Mentored Airplane Construction at Wings Field - Uncommon Individual Foundation On Saturdays a group of students and mentors work together to construct and understand airplanes and a simulator. There are no requirements except a passion for working together to accomplish a project. See Ms Pronko for more details.
-"When I first went to Wings Field a few months ago, I didn't know much about what it was, besides that it involved building an airplane. However, everybody was incredibly friendly, and there was lots to do, even as a beginner. In addition to the two RV-12's being built, there's a computer set up with a flight simulator, as well as drones that are occasionally in the Hangar. Even with no experience with construction, on any scale, I've always had a fantastic time there!" Trevor Bert, class of 2017
*Qwark Net highly selective program focusing on high energy physics
"Quarknet is an intensive six week physics internship at the University of Pennsylvania. With three other selected high school students, you will work on repairing and optimizing a device that plots the path of cosmic radiation (specifically, subatomic particles called muons). You will be mentored by UPenn faculty, some of whom have over fifty years of experience and have contributed to the largest physics experiments in recent history. In your application, be sure to discuss your experiences problem solving and working collaboratively in addition to your love of physics. - Drew Ells, class of 2015
*Telluride
The Telluride Association Summer Program (also known as TASP) is a free six week humanities-based program held on the campuses of Cornell University and University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Each year the program features four seminars led university professors. Past topics have included Democracy and Diversity, Race and the Limits of the Law and the Empire of Prisons. In addition, TASPers live in the Telluride House on campus where they must hold weekly house meetings and plan activities and service events with their given budget. The application process is very rigorous and includes three essays. A total of around 64 students are selected nationwide. - Carolyn Chen, class of 2015
CISV Building Global Friendship - offers multi-cultural global leadership and peace education programs for youth ages 11-18. infocisvphiladelphia@gmail.com
Actuarial Science
The actuarial science program is a one week introductory and informative session at Lebanon Valley College. With about 10 to 15 other high school students, you will be tasked with problems that fall within the actuarial science field. Each will an application of statistics. You will work alongside one of the actuarial science professors and be introduced to basic concepts of probability and financial mathematics. Additionally, guest actuaries will come in to talk about what they do, how they like it, and give a problem that they have encountered in their field of work. Your job is to solve it. - Srinivas Sunil, class of 2015
Optofluidics/the UC Science center - nanotech companies.
https://fling.seas.upenn.edu/~swe/cgi-bin/highschool.php - STEM organization that runs short-term camps and other opportunities
https://princeton.learningu.org/ One day learning event at Princeton, spring
http://%20http://fccc.edu/research/high-school/index.html Mentored research opportunity through the Fox Chase Cancer Center. See Mrs Hecht for more details.
Women in Engineering Conference
University of Pennsylvania Gears Day for Girls We seem to miss these deadlines every year, so I have no testimonials, but hopefully next year we'll have some interested students.
Mentored Airplane Construction at Wings Field - Uncommon Individual Foundation On Saturdays a group of students and mentors work together to construct and understand airplanes and a simulator. There are no requirements except a passion for working together to accomplish a project. See Ms Pronko for more details.
-"When I first went to Wings Field a few months ago, I didn't know much about what it was, besides that it involved building an airplane. However, everybody was incredibly friendly, and there was lots to do, even as a beginner. In addition to the two RV-12's being built, there's a computer set up with a flight simulator, as well as drones that are occasionally in the Hangar. Even with no experience with construction, on any scale, I've always had a fantastic time there!" Trevor Bert, class of 2017
*Qwark Net highly selective program focusing on high energy physics
"Quarknet is an intensive six week physics internship at the University of Pennsylvania. With three other selected high school students, you will work on repairing and optimizing a device that plots the path of cosmic radiation (specifically, subatomic particles called muons). You will be mentored by UPenn faculty, some of whom have over fifty years of experience and have contributed to the largest physics experiments in recent history. In your application, be sure to discuss your experiences problem solving and working collaboratively in addition to your love of physics. - Drew Ells, class of 2015
*Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Sciences summer enrichment in science and mathematics
*Telluride
The Telluride Association Summer Program (also known as TASP) is a free six week humanities-based program held on the campuses of Cornell University and University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Each year the program features four seminars led university professors. Past topics have included Democracy and Diversity, Race and the Limits of the Law and the Empire of Prisons. In addition, TASPers live in the Telluride House on campus where they must hold weekly house meetings and plan activities and service events with their given budget. The application process is very rigorous and includes three essays. A total of around 64 students are selected nationwide. - Carolyn Chen, class of 2015
CISV Building Global Friendship - offers multi-cultural global leadership and peace education programs for youth ages 11-18. infocisvphiladelphia@gmail.com
Life Skills Conference in Elizabethtown
Actuarial Science
The actuarial science program is a one week introductory and informative session at Lebanon Valley College. With about 10 to 15 other high school students, you will be tasked with problems that fall within the actuarial science field. Each will an application of statistics. You will work alongside one of the actuarial science professors and be introduced to basic concepts of probability and financial mathematics. Additionally, guest actuaries will come in to talk about what they do, how they like it, and give a problem that they have encountered in their field of work. Your job is to solve it. - Srinivas Sunil, class of 2015
Optofluidics/the UC Science center - nanotech companies.